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gptkbp:instanceOf
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fighter aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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twin-boom
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gptkbp:armament
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1 × 20 mm M2 cannon
4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
bombs up to 1,000 lb (450 kg)
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gptkbp:constructionMaterial
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aluminum
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gptkbp:crew
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1
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gptkbp:design
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Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Allison_V-1710
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1939
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gptkbp:height
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3.81 m
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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gptkbp:landingGear
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tricycle gear
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gptkbp:length
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10.67 m
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
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gptkbp:maxSpeed
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660 km/h
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gptkbp:nickname
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Lightning
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:Richard_Bong
gptkb:Thomas_McGuire
Charles Lindbergh
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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10,037
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gptkbp:produces
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1941–1945
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gptkbp:range
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1,600 km
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gptkbp:retired
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1949
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gptkbp:role
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interceptor
fighter-bomber
reconnaissance aircraft
ground attack aircraft
night fighter
escort fighter
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gptkbp:service_ceiling
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12,800 m
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:speed
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fastest aircraft in the world (1944)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Lockheed_F-80_Shooting_Star
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gptkbp:supportRole
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1941
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:P-38G
gptkb:P-38H
P-38F
P-38J
P-38L
F-5 Lightning
P-38M
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gptkbp:wingspan
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15.85 m
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